Boys' name · since 1897

Bryon

14,720 babies named Bryon in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#983 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,411 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
14,720
born since 1897
1970s
peak decade

14,720 babies have been named Bryon since 1897, making it today's #5411 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Bryon recorded 14,720 times among boys since 1897, holding rank #5411 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.

  • #983 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,411 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 14,720 born since 1897
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryon ranks #983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,411 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,720 born since 1897, peaking in the 1970s.

#983 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,411 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
14,720
born since 1897
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.1%
Bryon vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Bryon's 14,720 recorded births place it above 97.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Bryon compares

14,720 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Bryon's all-time total is 40x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Bryon Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 14,720 369 358,536
Peak-year births 451 34 22,252

Bryon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bryon splits its recorded history at 1972: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 451 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bryon popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
451
Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
0100200300400500 189719311947196119751989200320172025 17

Bryon popularity over time - girls

17 total births recorded since 1971 (Bryon as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 197119831985 5

Bryon by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (3,767 births, 26% of the file).

1970s was Bryon's strongest decade.

3,767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Bryon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,767 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Bryon compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bryon's total volume

Bryon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.5%-116, 4.5%-64, 8.1%-68, 6.4%-121, 4%-99, 3%-143, 2.5%-42, 5%-52, 6%-145, 2.5%-109, 4.4%-146, 2.7%-56, 8.5%-111, 2.6%-146, 4.6%Bryon-129, 3.1%Bryon
Bryon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Bryon by state

Where Bryon concentrates geographically, total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bryon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,407 9.6%
#2 Ohio
1,038 7.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
713 4.8%
#4 Michigan
702 4.8%
#5 New York
700 4.8%
#6 Illinois
585 4.0%
#7 Texas
485 3.3%
#8 Indiana
421 2.9%
California share of Bryon's total US births 9.6%
Even split

1,407 of 14,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Bryon appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryon? ▼
Bryon has been given to 14,720 babies in the U.S. since 1897, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #983 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,411 of 13,930. 451 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
Where does Bryon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryon ranks #983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,411 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bryon most popular? ▼
Bryon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 3,767 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Bryon most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Bryon are California (1,407 births), Ohio (1,038 births), Pennsylvania (713 births).
How long has the name Bryon been used? ▼
Records for Bryon go back to 1897, giving 129 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Bryon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bryan, Bryce, Bryson, Bryant, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bryon's data

  • Bryon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,767 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Bryons (1,407 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bryon

Nearby Names Like Bryon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bryon

Bryan Boy
#336 389,589 births
Bryce Boy
#357 124,103 births
Bryson Boy
#152 83,241 births
Bryant Boy
#1325 51,697 births
Brycen Boy
#870 13,986 births

Compare Bryon side by side: Bryon vs Bryan Bryon vs Bryce Bryon vs Bryson

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Bryon

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Darrel #5412
29,769 births · Peak 1960
Graydon #5409
3,509 births · Peak 2010
Demetrio #5413
3,064 births · Peak 1999
Franz #5408
2,864 births · Peak 1963
Celso #5414
2,345 births · Peak 2006
Frazier #5407
2,159 births · Peak 1919
Camillo #5415
930 births · Peak 1921

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bryon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bryon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.